Digging at the Dickinsons’: Findings from the 2018 Field School in Historical Archaeology
Monday, October 1, 2018 6:30PM at the Emily Dickinson Museum View Emily Dickinson’s world through the eyes of an archaeologist during this presentation at the Museum. Faculty and members of the University of Massachusetts Amherst archaeological field school will present findings from their work on the grounds of the Emily Dickinson Museum in the summer...
September 6, 2018 Arts Night
September 6, 2018 The Emily Dickinson Museum participates in Amherst Arts Night Plus on first Thursdays each month. Free and open to all! Learn more at www.EmilyDickinsonMuseum.org/events. Each month enjoy the following: 5 to 8 pm: Pop-up contemporary art exhibit in the Homestead from 5 to 6 pm: Open mic signups for poets, writers, performers of any kind 6 pm: Open...
Free Fun Friday 2018
Friday, August 24, 2018 What to Expect during Your Visit On Free Fun Friday, sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation, you can enjoy self-guided tours and more at the Emily Dickinson Museum from 10 am to 5 pm. Free Fun Fridays runs June through August with a schedule of participating organizations. Find out more here: http://www.highlandstreet.org/programs/free-fun-fridays ...
“Buccaneers of Buzz” Pollinator Fair
Sunday, August 5 from 10AM to 12PM Bees are Black – with Gilt Surcingles – Buccaneers of Buzz – Ride abroad in ostentation And subsist on Fuzz – (Fr1426) Families are welcome at this celebration of all things pollination at the Emily Dickinson Museum! Did you know Dickinson wrote around 100 poems about bees? She was...
August 2, 2018 Arts Night
August 2, 2018 The Emily Dickinson Museum participates in Amherst Arts Night Plus on first Thursdays each month. Free and open to all! Learn more at www.EmilyDickinsonMuseum.org/events. Each month enjoy the following: 5 to 8 pm: Pop-up contemporary art exhibit in the Homestead from 5 to 6 pm: Open mic signups for poets, writers, performers of any kind 6 pm: Open...
July 5, 2018 Arts Night
July 5, 2018 The Emily Dickinson Museum participates in Amherst Arts Night Plus on first Thursdays each month. Free and open to all! Learn more at www.EmilyDickinsonMuseum.org/events. Each month enjoy the following: 5 to 8 pm: Pop-up contemporary art exhibit in the Homestead from 5 to 6 pm: Open mic signups for poets, writers, performers of any kind 6 pm: Open...
Creatures of Bliss and Mystery: A Children’s Circus
Saturday, July 14, 2018 Time: 1-4 p.m. Location: Emily Dickinson Museum lawn Fee: $5 for families, Museum Friends are FREE Additional activity fees are noted below. On Saturday, July 14, the Emily Dickinson Museum will present its annual 19th Century Children’s Circus from 1 to 4 pm on the Emily Dickinson Museum lawn. Especially perfect...
Writing with Miss Emily: A Summer Workshop for Young Authors, July 8-July 12, 2019
In this workshop for children ages 9-12, participants will experience Emily Dickinson’s world from a writer’s point of view...
Amherst Poetry Festival, September 19-22, 2019
The Amherst Poetry Festival celebrates the literary legacy and contemporary creativity of the Pioneer Valley and beyond...
2018 Gardener Sessions with Marta McDowell
Each session with our Gardener-in-Residence includes public talks and workshops, and volunteer gardening opportunities...
UMASS Summer Field School in Historical Archaeology
May 29 - June 30 • Learn fundamental skills of archaeological research...
Amherst Arts Night at the Emily Dickinson Museum
On first Thursdays of each month, see a pop-up art exhibition in the Homestead, participate in an open mic in Emily Dickinson’s parlor, and listen to featured readers share their written work...
Hands-On Archaeology at the Museum
June 13-16 In conjunction with the 2018 UMass Field School conducted at the Museum, try your hand at archaeology!...